Urban Art

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Livensa Living values art as a unique form of human expression. Find more about our urban art project.

Barcelona Sants-Badal

Artist: Mina Hamada | Curator: Victoria Rivers

Mina Hamada’s “Abstract Garden” is a special artwork that blends art, nature and wellbeing through a contemporary visual language, representing the artist’s vision of an environment where both ideas and wellbeing can flourish. This colourful mural is located in the residence’s central courtyard, where all the building’s common areas converge.  <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/H6TOmOlISoA" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> The urban art intervention at Livensa Living Barcelona Sants-Badal is the work of Mina Hamada (@mina_hamada).<a class="Hyperlink SCXW45445582 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/mina_hamada/?hl=es" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@mina_hamada)</a>  Drawing on emotion, the artist seeks to convey calm and creativity through this work. Her intention is for the mural to accompany all new residents in this new phase of their lives, bringing them positivity and good vibes.

Barcelona Diagonal Alto

Artist: PichiAvo | Curator: Rebobinart

For Livensa Living Barcelona Diagonal Alto, Rebobinart selected the artistic duo PichiAvo, who painted the Greek goddess Athena in a 125 m² mural, along with other figures inspired by Greek culture in different spaces throughout the residence. <a class="Hyperlink SCXW46612300 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/pichiavo/?hl=es" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@PichiAvo</a><div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/70G95LN5cxc" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>

Valencia Marina Real

Artist: Julieta XLF | Curator: Victoria Rivers

Through this artistic intervention, the aim is to create a visual dialogue between past and present, beautifying the urban space, strengthening residents’ sense of belonging and sharing the rich history of these authentic streets with visitors and new generations.  <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/HFEilMeVY-8" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> “Between Tiles and Tides” was created by the renowned Valencian artist Julieta XLF (@Julieta XLF). It captures the unique essence of the Cabanyal neighbourhood, intertwining its distinctive architecture with its colourful fishermen’s houses, traditional ceramic tiles and deep connection to the sea. Working from the ideas of integration and beauty, the female figure becomes the starting point, as the protagonist of her own adventures and reflections.<a class="Hyperlink SCXW195321553 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/julieta_xlf/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Julieta XLF</a>

Valencia Viveros

Artist: Rubén Sánchez | Curator: Victoria Rivers

At Livensa Studios Valencia Viveros, artist Rubén Sánchez (@zoonchez) created two interventions: one at the entrance and another on the tiered seating area, depicting Mediterranean everyday scenes, a resource he uses whenever he can. With these two colourful pieces, he challenges viewers to find resonant elements, discover the message and, above all, through the use of certain colours, he seeks to generate emotions. <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/aIZLgN7Erx8" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>

San Sebastián

Artist: Iñigo Sesma | Curator: Victoria Rivers

The iconic Monte Igueldo amusement park merges with the silhouette of a young figure. Its colour palette evokes the changing tones of the Donostia sky, the sea, the sunsets and the red carpet of the San Sebastián Film Festival. The artwork invites viewers to reflect on the ongoing and eclectic flow of everyday life in the city, while also inspiring with its energy all the active and contemporary processes taking place there.  <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/3y-3e0oHrOw" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> The urban art intervention at Livensa Studios San Sebastián is the work of San Sebastián-born Iñigo Sesma <a class="Hyperlink SCXW22709020 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/inigosesma/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@inigosesma)</a>  His work, titled in Basque “Jolastokia”, means playground, “a place of play”. It is located in the building’s central courtyard and can be seen from the large glass wall in the entrance hall, from the rooms facing the courtyard and from the entire common area on the ground floor. It is a vibrant celebration of the city of San Sebastián.

Madrid Aravaca

Artist: Diego Vicente | Curator: Victoria Rivers

The installation dynamically and abstractly represents Madrid and the residence as a place of encounter and connection, alluding to Casa de Campo, Monte del Pardo and the Madrid sky through a broad chromatic range of blues, yellows and reds.<a class="Hyperlink SCXW178965656 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/diegovicente__/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(@diegovicente__</a>) <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9ELx-t_rm8s" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> Renowned muralist Diego Vicente (@diegovicente__) has intervened on the façade of Livensa Living Madrid Aravaca with his work titled Synchrony, an allegory representing the connection between people, the place they inhabit and the landscapes surrounding them.

Málaga Feria

Artist: MisterPiro | Curator: Victoria Rivers

Renowned visual artist Piro Sánchez, known by the pseudonym “Misterpiro”, presented his latest urban artwork at Livensa Living Málaga. It is a double intervention titled Spaces&Between, created on the façade of both buildings: the student residence and the flexible accommodation building.  <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/HKKviwaHTms" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> The work symbolises the connection between people and their environment through the incorporation of abstract expressionist elements. It is a pictorial integration developed from the deepest subjectivity, seeking creative connections with the surrounding environment to generate a range of sensations and memories.

Granada Cartuja

Artist: Alberto Montes | Curator: Rebobinart

“Re-vision of a Granadan Landscape”, a work by Seville-based artist Alberto Montes, seeks to reflect the regional surroundings of Granada. It features elements of local flora selected for their regional and/or endemic relevance, such as Borraja Aptera, Clypeola Eriocarpa and the pomegranate itself, which gives the city its name.   <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xqEHaStR-R8" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> Through these elements, the artist brings viewers closer to the elemental sensations of Granada’s Mediterranean landscape, aiming for the piece to become a reflection of its own geography.  The artist’s goal is to activate viewers’ reflective engagement and perceptual enjoyment, while also functioning as an aesthetic setting for students’ social interaction.

Granada Fuentenueva

Artist: Marina Capdevila | Curator: Rebobinart

Marina Capdevila characters are timeless — elderly people who do not fit into society, or simply do not want to.<a class="Hyperlink SCXW159381977 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/marinacapdevila/?hl=es" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@marinacapdevila</a>.  Illustrator and muralist Marina Capdevila (@marinacapdevila) captured in her mural at Livensa Living Granada Fuentenueva a clear nod to the Pajaritos neighbourhood, where the residence is located, drawing inspiration from beauty and experience without following conventional aesthetic canons.   <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xlC-YGEHfPY" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>

Madrid Alcobendas

Artist: Uriginal | Curator: Rebobinart

At Livensa Studios Madrid Alcobendas, an innovative flexible accommodation concept, both the interior and exterior murals bear the signature of Uri Martínez, better known as Uriginal. <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GTMqgCorOig" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> Uriginal (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/uriginalbcn/?hl=es">@uri</a><a class="Hyperlink SCXW244217433 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/uriginalbcn/?hl=es" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ginalbcn</a> is a Catalan urban artist recognised for his distinctive colourful style that moves between the kaleidoscopic inspiration of Gaudí’s mosaics and a more pop, streetwise and folkloric heritage.

Madrid Getafe

Artist: Boa Mistura | Curator: Rebobinart

The multidisciplinary Madrid-based collective Boa Mistura (@boamistura) brought a splash of colour to the Madrid Getafe residence with its traditional interplay of juxtaposed words, geometries and colour palettes.<a class="Hyperlink SCXW43824289 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/boamistura/?hl=es" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@boamistura</a>  <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/_QNix1dRtGU" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>

Seville

Artist: Axel Void | Curator: Delimbo

The artist chosen for the Seville residence was Axel Void (<a class="Hyperlink SCXW247618015 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/axelvoid/?hl=es" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@axelvoid</a> ), in a project curated by Seleka and Laura Calvarro, founders of the Delimbo gallery in the city. The concept the artist worked on was an ode to Andalusia and a reaffirmation of the use of public spaces. <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/43Wk3PUSG00" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div>

Porto

Artist: Julieta XLF | Curator: Victoria Rivers

Curated by Sonae Sierra, the project featured interventions by national and local artists. Mr. Dheo (@mrdeho), a street artist from Porto, designed, in collaboration with Pariz One (@parizone), the murals for Livensa Living’s two residences in the city.  <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/zz2X_ax2WuA" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> For Porto Boavista, the two artists created The Last Adventure, a major tribute to the history of art through the centuries, with references to figures such as Michelangelo, Tintin, Superman and Portuguese architect José Quintela da Fonseca.  For Porto Campus, the artists created a socially engaged mural to raise awareness among residents and passers-by about the problem of racism and xenophobia, with symbolic elements alluding to the union of peoples and cultures.

Lisbon Marquês de Pombal

Artist: Mr. Dheo | Curator: Sonae Sierra

Mr. Dheo was also individually responsible for creating an exterior graffiti mural and several interior art installations at the Marquês de Pombal residence in Lisbon, with the aim of harmonising the space and making it as youthful, vibrant and light as possible.

Lisboa Cidade Universitária

Artist and Curator: Atelier Contencioso

Atelier Contencioso, made up of four artists and known for creating site-specific works, is responsible for the artistic intervention at Livensa Living Lisboa Cidade Universitária.  105 aluminium plates, harmoniously distributed across the building façade, represent the leaves and petals of the ancient Ginkgo Biloba tree.  The decision to represent this tree is no coincidence, as it carries strong symbolism: it is associated with peace and perseverance; it combines the masculine and the feminine, and its colours represent the fertility of the earth, youth, strength, life, warmth, nature, joy and hope.

Lisboa Cidade Universitária

Artist: IOTA | Curator: Galeria de Arte Urbano CML

On the rear façade of Livensa Living Lisboa Cidade Universitária, Belgian artist IOTA depicts two human silhouettes set within a landscape where the textures of water and stone blend harmoniously. As the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU came to an end, the General Delegation Wallonia-Brussels and the Embassy of Belgium in Portugal decided to leave in Lisbon, in June 2024, a mark of their commitment to culture and youth, essential pillars of the European project.  <div class="tb-video"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/vZIj7EC71qs" title="YouTube video player" loading="lazy" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> Water symbolises the constant exchanges between regions and their mutability, while stone represents the strength and stability of each culture. This work celebrates the bond between Wallonia-Brussels and Lisbon, illustrating the connection between them through art and culture.

Coimbra

Artist: Bordalo II | Curator: Sonae Sierra

In addition to several animals and other graffiti elements inside the residence, residents can also admire an installation by Portuguese artist Bordalo II (@b0rdalo_ii). Half Gorilla is an 8-metre-high piece built entirely from waste, part of the artist’s Big Trash Animals series.<a class="Hyperlink SCXW73937096 BCX0" href="https://www.instagram.com/b0rdalo_ii/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@b0rdalo_ii</a>

Urban art

Unique spaces in our buildings

Barcelona Sants-Badal

Barcelona Diagonal Alto

Valencia Marina Real

Valencia Viveros

San Sebastián

Madrid Aravaca

Málaga Feria

Granada Cartuja

Granada Fuentenueva

Madrid Alcobendas

Madrid Getafe

Seville

Porto

Lisbon Marquês de Pombal

Lisboa Cidade Universitária

Lisboa Cidade Universitária

Coimbra

Spain

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